High wet-bulb temperatures, time allocation, and diurnal patterns of breastfeeding in Bangladeshi fisher-traders
Annals of Human Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
52(1)
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Climate
change
is
a
growing
threat
to
population
health,
with
dangerous
combinations
of
heat
and
humidity
increasing
in
frequency,
particularly
South
Asia.
Evidence
suggests
that
high
temperatures
stress
influence
breastfeeding
behaviour
may
lead
suboptimal
infant
young
child
nutrition.
Few
studies
have
quantified
the
relationship
between
ambient
breastfeeding.
Here
we
evaluate
associations
wet-bulb
temperature
daily
patterns
rural
community
Bangladesh.
We
used
23
months
time-diary
data
from
68
maternal-child
dyads
regional
test
hypothesis
increased
negatively
outcomes
among
Shodagor
fisher-traders.
found
higher
predicted
reduced
time
allocation,
fishers,
drove
shifts
towards
night-time
decreased
mid/late
morning
feeding.
Maternal
occupation
interaction
age
strongly
influenced
diurnal
patterns.
These
results
highlight
an
important
role
maternal
work
on
infants'
vulnerability
environmental
stress.
Dyads'
ability
behaviourally
compensate
for
extreme
be
constrained
by
extended
heatwaves,
humidity,
economic
circumstances,
suggesting
climate
will
likely
exacerbate
heat-related
risks
global
health
going
forward.
Language: Английский
Climate Change, Families, and Human Development: Review of the Evidence
Jorge Cuartas,
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Lucero Ramírez-Varela,
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Jenna Spitzer
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et al.
Journal of Cognition and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 23
Published: March 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Climate change and gendered vulnerability: A systematic review of women’s health
Women s Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Background:
Climate
change
is
an
urgent
global
threat,
with
women
in
low-
and
middle-income
countries
(LMICs)
disproportionately
facing
adverse
health
outcomes.
Gendered
roles,
combined
socioeconomic,
cultural,
environmental
factors,
exacerbate
women’s
vulnerabilities,
increasing
the
burden
of
mental
issues,
water
insecurity,
sanitation
challenges,
caregiving
responsibilities.
Objectives:
This
review
seeks
to
systematically
examine
intersection
between
climate
gendered
a
particular
focus
on
women.
It
explores
how
intensifies
gender-specific
risks
identifies
pathways
for
integrating
gender-responsive
policies
mitigate
both
short-
long-term
impacts.
Design:
Following
Arksey
O’Malley’s
methodological
framework,
this
systematic
mapped
key
concepts
evidence
from
studies
conducted
January
2011
2024.
The
focuses
identifying
multifaceted
impacts
women,
particularly
LMICs
marginalized
communities.
Data
Sources
Methods:
A
search
was
Web
Science
Scopus
databases
using
terms
Medical
Subject
Headings
related
change,
health,
gender
inequality,
security,
sanitation,
burdens.
Studies
were
screened
selected
based
relevance
predefined
criteria,
data
extracted
study
design,
findings,
limitations.
Results:
From
2163
citations
screened,
61
included
final
analysis.
highlights
that
affects
exacerbating
pre-existing
inequalities.
Specific
include
heightened
maternal
newborn
outcomes,
increased
intensified
burden.
Women
are
vulnerable
due
reduced
access
resources,
healthcare,
decision-making
platforms,
further
limiting
their
adaptive
capacities.
Conclusion:
findings
underscore
critical
need
address
immediate
broader
socioeconomic
determinants
affecting
Effective
adaptation
strategies
must
integrate
perspectives,
ensuring
specific
vulnerabilities
accounted
policy
frameworks.
advocates
empowerment
through
resources
decision-making,
thus
enhancing
resilience
capacity
face
change.
Language: Английский
“Overwhelming Heat” in Racialized Communities
Alesia Montgomery,
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Marcos Magaña
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Oxford University Press eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 20, 2025
Abstract
The
severe
heat
that
threatens
racialized
communities
is
a
product
of
overlapping
disasters:
climate
change,
which
causing
more
waves,
and
long
histories
social
environmental
degradations
overwhelm
the
sociocultural
capacities
these
to
engage
in
thermal
regulation.
These
are
intensified
by—but
cannot
be
reduced
to—the
history
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
This
chapter
reviews
literature
regarding
impacts
on
communities.
primary
geographic
focus
Americas.
dominant
frame
for
studying
effects
extreme
ahistorical
undersocialized.
Building
critical
justice
studies,
this
review
integrates
relevant
studies
into
addressing
overwhelming
as
sociophysiological
process
embedded
within
systems
power.
Language: Английский
Relationship between global warming and autism spectrum disorder from 1990 to 2019
BJPsych Open,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(6)
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Background
Despite
mounting
evidence
linking
neurological
diseases
with
climate
change,
the
link
between
autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD)
and
global
warming
has
yet
to
be
explored.
Aims
To
examine
relationship
incidence
of
ASD
from
1990
2019
estimate
trajectory
2020
2100
globally.
Method
We
extracted
meteorological
data
TerraClimate
2019.
association
temperature
variation,
we
adopted
a
two-stage
analysis
strategy
using
generalised
additive
regression
model.
Additionally,
projected
future
under
four
representative
shared
socioeconomic
pathways
(SSPs:
126,
245,
370
585)
by
bootstrapping.
Results
Between
2019,
mean
in
children
5
years
old
was
96.9
per
100
000.
The
higher
males
(147.5)
than
females
(46.3).
A
1.0
°C
increase
variation
associated
3.0%
increased
risk
incidence.
stronger
boys
living
low/low-middle
sociodemographic
index
region,
as
well
low-latitude
areas.
According
SSP585
scenario,
2100,
regions
10
20°
latitude,
particularly
Africa,
will
experience
68.6%
if
remains.
However,
SSP126
scenario
is
expected
mitigate
this
increase,
less
10%
across
all
latitudes.
Conclusions
Our
study
highlights
change
worldwide.
Prospective
studies
are
warranted
confirm
association.
Language: Английский